COMPUTATIONAL MODELING TO EVALUATE HELICAL ELECTRODE DESIGNS FOR USE IN VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION

An estimated 0.5% of world’s population has been diagnosed with epilepsy. Of these patients 20-30% will be unable to achieve seizure control with anti-epileptic drugs. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) may be an appropriate treatment option for some patients with pharmaceutically refractory, partial-o...

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Main Author: Cowley, Anthony W
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@CalPoly 2013
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/941
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2003&context=theses